Ian McShane
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films, it is by his television roles that he is generally known, starting with the BBC's Lovejoy (1986–94) and particularly in the HBO Western drama Deadwood (2004–06). He starred as King Silas Benjamin in NBC series Kings and as Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian McShane, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Sep 29, 1942 In Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 100
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Wild and the Willing 1962-10-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Highlander 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Highlander | Gregor MacLeod | 2026 |
| Movie | Wick Is Pain | Self | 2025-05-08 |
| Movie | Ballerina | Winston | 2025-06-04 |
| Movie | Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story | Narrator | 2021-11-29 |
| Movie | Hellboy | Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm | 2019-04-10 |
| Movie | Master of Dark Shadows | Narrator | 2019-04-16 |
| Movie | Deadwood: The Movie | Al Swearengen | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | Bolden | Judge Perry | 2019-05-03 |
| Movie | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Winston | 2019-05-15 |
| Movie | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Winston Scott | 2017-02-08 |
| Series | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | 2017-04-30 |
| Movie | Jawbone | Joe Padgett | 2017-05-12 |
| Movie | Pottersville | Bart | 2017-11-10 |
| Movie | Grimsby | MI6 Spy Boss (uncredited) | 2016-02-24 |
| Series | Doctor Thorne | Sir Roger Scatcherd | 2016-03-06 |
| Movie | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Umayya (voice) | 2016-09-08 |
| Movie | The Hollow Point | Leland | 2016-12-16 |
| Movie | Cuban Fury | Ron Parfitt | 2014-02-14 |
| Movie | Hercules | Amphiarus | 2014-07-23 |
| Movie | John Wick | Winston | 2014-10-22 |
| Movie | The Kid | Inglés | 2014-08-29 |
| Movie | Jack the Giant Slayer | King Brahmwell | 2013-02-27 |
| Movie | Snow White and the Huntsman | Beith | 2012-05-30 |
| Series | Game of Thrones | Brother Ray | 2011-04-17 |
| Movie | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Edward "Blackbeard" Teach | 2011-05-15 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Leigh Emerson | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Narrator (voice) | 2010-07-13 |
| Series | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | 2010-07-23 |
| Movie | Case 39 | Detective Mike Barron | 2009-08-13 |
| Movie | Coraline | Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice) | 2009-02-05 |
| Movie | 44 Inch Chest | Meredith | 2009-10-08 |
| Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Tai Lung (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
| Movie | Death Race | Coach | 2008-08-22 |
| Movie | Shrek the Third | Captain Hook (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
| Movie | The Golden Compass | Ragnar Sturlusson (voice) | 2007-12-04 |
| Movie | Hot Rod | Frank Powell | 2007-08-03 |
| Movie | Scoop | Joe Strombel | 2006-07-27 |
| Movie | Nine Lives | Larry | 2005-09-02 |
| Series | Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
| Movie | Agent Cody Banks | Brinkman | 2003-03-14 |
| Series | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | 2003-01-09 |
| Movie | Nemesis Game | Jeff Novak | 2003-09-16 |
| Movie | Terror in Moscow | Narrator | 2003-05-12 |
| Movie | Man and Boy | Marty Mann | 2002-03-30 |
| Movie | Bollywood Queen | Frank | 2002-12-11 |
| Series | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Unknown | 2001-11-02 |
| Movie | Sexy Beast | Teddy Bass | 2000-09-13 |
| Movie | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Oliver Maxwell | 1999-09-25 |
| Movie | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | Robert Bryson | 1998-12-20 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | The Naked Truth | Leland Banks | 1995-09-13 |
| Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception | Andre Marchand | 1990-03-11 |
| Series | Chillers | Unknown | 1990-04-14 |
| Movie | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Roger Bushell | 1988-11-05 |
| Series | War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | 1988-11-13 |
| Movie | Grand Larceny | Flanagan | 1987-01-01 |
| Series | Going Live! | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
| Series | CBS Summer Playhouse | Marbury | 1987-06-12 |
| Series | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | 1986-01-10 |
| Movie | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Prefet de police | 1986-12-07 |
| Movie | Torchlight | Sidney | 1985-02-01 |
| Series | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | 1985-02-24 |
| Series | A.D. | Sejanus | 1985-03-31 |
| Movie | Ordeal by Innocence | Philip Durant | 1984-06-22 |
| Movie | Too Scared to Scream | Vincent Hardwick | 1984-09-28 |
| Movie | Exposed | Greg Miller | 1983-04-22 |
| Movie | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | 1983-02-21 |
| Series | Natural World | Narrator | 1983-10-30 |
| Movie | The Letter | Geoff | 1982-05-03 |
| Series | Wogan | Unknown | 1982-05-04 |
| Movie | Cheaper to Keep Her | Dr. Alfred Sunshine | 1981-01-01 |
| Series | Magnum, P.I. | Unknown | 1980-12-11 |
| Movie | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | The Brain (Bert) | 1980-05-13 |
| Movie | The Fifth Musketeer | Fouquet | 1979-04-06 |
| Movie | Yesterday's Hero | Rod Turner | 1979-04-24 |
| Series | Minder | Unknown | 1979-10-29 |
| Series | Armchair Thriller | Curtis | 1978-02-21 |
| Movie | The Pirate | Rashid | 1978-11-21 |
| Series | Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 1978-09-05 |
| Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | 1977-03-27 |
| Movie | Code Name: Diamond Head | Sean Donovan / Father Horton / Colonel Millard Butler | 1977-05-03 |
| Movie | Journey into Fear | Banat | 1975-08-08 |
| Series | Matt Helm | Paul | 1975-09-20 |
| Movie | Ransom | Ray Petrie | 1974-12-06 |
| Movie | The Last of Sheila | Anthony | 1973-06-14 |
| Movie | Sitting Target | Birdy Williams | 1972-05-01 |
| Movie | Villain | Wolfe Lissner | 1971-05-26 |
| Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Freelance | Mitch | 1970-01-01 |
| Movie | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Fred C. Dobbs | 1970-03-25 |
| Movie | Performance | Noel - Black Musician (voice) (uncredited) | 1970-08-03 |
| Movie | The Ballad of Tam Lin | Tom Lynn | 1970-12-01 |
| Movie | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Charlie Cartwright | 1969-04-24 |
| Movie | Battle of Britain | Sgt. Pilot Andy | 1969-09-15 |
| Movie | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff | 1967-10-28 |
| Movie | Sky West and Crooked | Roibin | 1966-01-14 |
| Movie | The Pleasure Girls | Keith Dexter | 1965-05-01 |
| Series | Redcap | Sapper Russell | 1964-10-17 |
| Series | The Wednesday Play | Unknown | 1964-09-30 |
| Movie | The Wild and the Willing | Harry Brown | 1962-10-16 |